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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,697 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,793 records

The Union Defence Force was established on 1 July 1912 under the South Africa Defence Act, 1912, after the Union of South Africa (1910). It brought together the colonial and Boer military forces of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State. The UDF served in the First World War (including German South-West Africa, East Africa, and the Western Front) and the Second World War. It was replaced by the South African Defence Force on 1 November 1957.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
1039 Banks Eric Blakeway E B Private South African Horse 7th 1916-08-06
1041 Banks George Alfred G A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-10-06
1042 Banks Rafie R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-04-12
1043 Banks Thomas Malcolm T M Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 75 Air School 1941-10-17
1035 Banjwa Gagilanga G Ox Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1916-12-07
1036 Banjwa M South African Native Labour Corps 1914-08-04
14598 Banjiva Mbanjwa M Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. 1917-10-31
1034 Banham Peter William Blenkin P W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-07-26
1033 Bango Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-02-17
1031 Bangani Mxonywa M Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
1032 Bangani Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-09-16
1030 Bangalla Jantje J Donkey Loader South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-10
1027 Bands Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-10-11
1028 Bands William James W J Private Natal Light Horse "E" Squadron 1914-11-18
1026 Bandla Philemon P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1943-07-31
1025 Bandhleni Leutjie L Private South African Native Labour Corps 1943-10-26
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-02-24
1024 Banda Wilson W Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-02-21
1021 Bancroft Edwin Frederick E F Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1916-10-18
1022 Bancroft Thomas T Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-03-21
1018 Banana Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section 1917-04-14
1017 Bampton John Henry Quinlan J H Q Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1943-07-01
1015 Bampey Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-02
1014 Bami M South African Native Labour Corps 1914-08-04
1013 Bambury Herbert Alfred H A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-18
1011 Bamber Thomas Arthur T A Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Squadron 1944-07-13
1009 Bambela Mqolo M Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-08-18
1006 Bam Gerhardus Mauritz G M Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1942-05-29
1007 Bam Johannes Hendrickus J H Sub Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1915-01-18
1008 Bam John Stephen J S Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts 1916-05-21
1004 Balsdon Alfred Govier A G Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1919-12-06
1002 Baloyi Masenge Abram A M N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1944-01-28
1003 Baloyi Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 1946-08-15
1001 Baloni John J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps 1917-04-07
999 Ballie Piet P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-21
996 Ballard Henry Graham H G Lieutenant South African Air Force 1437 Flt RAF 1943-04-21
995 Ballantyne William Douglas W D Private Technical Service Corps 2 Mobile General Workshops 1945-05-22
993 Ballam William W Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1917-04-07
982 Ball Albert George A G Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-07-06
984 Ball Frederick F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-03-15
985 Ball Frank James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron 1942-04-25
986 Ball Frederick James F J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 2nd Bn. 1943-12-24
987 Ball Fred Joseph Hildebrand F J H Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st 1941-02-22
989 Ball Gilbert William Herbert G W H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 5th Regt. 1916-04-13
990 Ball John Adams J A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1916-01-23
991 Ball Lilian L Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services 1941-07-15
992 Ball Sidney Stephen S S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-07-19
980 Balfour D V Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1945-12-24
979 Balfort Goliath Sam G S Private Cape Corps 1st 1921-01-06
978 Baleni Langeni L Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21